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SMWS 53.320: Caol Ila

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53.320

Raiders of the flossed ark

SMWS regionIslay
Age12 years
ABV58.2%
Outturn285 bottles
CaskRefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member Ashy, pure, extremely briny and with a linear and blade-like peatiness.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£89View on SMWS

SMWS 53.320 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 12 years old, bottled at 58.2%. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £89, this 12-year-old cost more than 49 of the 70 Caol Ila bottlings aged 10–14 released 2020–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £104, with a median of £77.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Caol Ila

Hidden in a cove above Port Askaig, gazing across the churning Sound of Islay to the Paps of Jura, Caol Ila (1846) is the island's largest distillery and the quiet engine-room of Johnnie Walker. On its own, though, it is a beauty: oily and cool, olive brine and lemon and a soft grey smoke. Diageo's.

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